The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1887-02-05
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
Second Session.

becOnu session.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-SENATE-The ere
dent!als Of Senator's elect Farwell, of Illinois
and Davis, Of Minnesota, were presented. A
bill was passed providing that postoffices of the
third class shall not be placed in the fourth-class
when the gross receipts amount to 800 OF
where the compensation Of the postmaster
amounts to 81 OOO The retaliation bill to exclude
Canadian vessels from American ports wa,
passed-46 to 1, Riddleberger voting no. Al
GAS p. m. the Senate adjourned.
HOUSEHOLDS introduced: Proposing a con
stitutional amendment changing the time fol
the assembling OF Congress to the first Wednes
day OF January Of each year; to increase the
naval establishment. 1t authorizes the
construction OF two steel cruisers Of about
four thousand tons displacement, OF the
type OF Cruiser No. T." at a cost, exclusive
OF armament, OF not more than 81 300, OO(
EACH five steel gunboats, of the type of "Gun
boat No. l." at cost, exclusive of armament
OF not more than $4,000 each; and six steel
torpedo-boats, having a maximum speed of not
less than twenty-four knots per hour to cost. ex
elusive of armament, 100000 each. The river
and harbor bill was debated until 5:l0 p. m
when the House adjourned
well was sworn in. Mr.. Hale's credentials 70,
reelection were presented. The conference re
port on the army appropriation bill was pre-
sented and agreed to. The total of the bill is
S23,724,71S. The conference report on the bill
allowing lands in severalty to the Indians was
also agreed to. The amendment to the consti
tuition providing for woman suffrage was taken
up, debated and defeated-nays "a, yeas 49,
I0,,1,1 II h,ts1l lie
oils, Santa Fe, Chester, Pa. Chattanooga
Charleston, S. c., jefferson, Tex, Hastings
Neb., and Hanover N. H.
HOUsE.-A communication was received
from the Secretary OF War Disappearing the
petition Of enlisted men for the reduction to
twenty-five years Of the period of service for
the retired fist. The Rhode Island contested
election case Of Page vs. Pierce was debated
all day. The majority report declaring the seat
vacant was agreed to--yeas 100. nays 49, The
agricultural appropriation bill was reported.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-SENATE-Billsw were
reported and placed on the calendar. An
amendment to the rules was offered by Mr..
Hoar to require the presence of quorum be
fore prayer is offered by the Chaplain reso.
luton directing an investigation into political
outrages in Washington County, Texas, was
adopted, 81 TO &C. The bill to establish agricul-
tural experimental stations was taken up.
After discussion and amendment, Mr. Hawley
offered substitute, and moved that bill and
substitute be printed. The matter went over
until tomorrow. Beck's railroad attorney bill
was then taken up, and at ABS p. m. the Senate
went into executive session
HOUsE.-Senate fisheries bill was referred To
the Committee on Foreign Affairs The confer
ence report on the army appropriation bill was
agreed to. The river and harbor bill secured
precedence over the pleuro- pneumonia BILL An
amendment providing that the appropriations
be expended under direction OF the President
was rejected. An amendment was then offered.
as substitute for the bill, providing for an
appropriation Of seven and one-half
millions, to be expended by a
board of engineers. After long debate the
amendment was agreed to in committee of the
whole. and then reported to the House and the
previous question ordered The substitute was
rejected in the House by vote OF yea, 49, nays
176, on its adoption, and this placed the original
bill before the House. The bill was ordered en-
crossed. read the third time and previous uues-
ton ord ,red. Reading of the engrossed copy
was demanded, but as the bill had not been en-.
crossed it could not be read.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-SENATE.-Mr. Cullom
announced that he would offer resolutions with
reference to the late Senator Logan on Wednes.
day, February Q. Mr.. Edmunds postal tele-
graph bill was reported and placed on the calen.
Oar. A resolution was adopted directing an in
quiry by the Finance Committee into the sub.
ject OF recoining fractional silver into standard
dollars. The bill for the relief of disabled
veterans was taken up and passed without ti-
vision. The agricultural experiment station
bill was then passed. At p. m. the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.-The river and harbor bill was passed
-15i to "a. The Senate bill was reported, pre-
venting the importation of adulterated articles
Of food. A Joint resolution was reported pro-
viding for the election Of Senators by the people
Of States. The District traction railway bill
was taken up and discussed. There was filibus.
tering to prevent vote. and recess was taken
to carry the legislative day over until tomorrow
at II o'clock. A night session was held for the
consideration of pension bills.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-SENATE-A number
Of petitions were presented for the reduction or
repeal OF internal revenue taxes. The creden-
tials of Senator-elect Quay, (Pa) were pre-.
sented The Committee on Privileges and
Elections was granted leave to sit during ses-
sions OF the Senate, to take testimony in the
Texas outrage case. Bills were reported incor-
porating the National Dental Association and
increasing the salaries of the Commissioners of
Education and Labor to 5000 A resolution
was introduced inquiring under what rule the
Pension Office declined to consider the claims
OF applicants who also applied to Congress for
relief. The act granting pensions to dependent
parents, soldiers etc, was returned from the
House by request. The calendar was taken up,
and . few private bills passed. Mr. Becks
railroad attorney bill was considered, several
Senators speaking. Two pension veto mes
sages were presented.
HoUsE,-The cable railroad bill for the dis
trict was passed. conference report was
adopted changing the amount appropriated in
the militia bill from 100000 to 100000. The
House in the committee of the whole took up
the pleuro-pneumonia BILL and, pending action,
hn oc1a H., un..-